Finding Paul’s Weakness – By Ben Witherington III
Extract — Paul’s problem seems to have been with his eyes, and this was no small problem. In that world, not only were the eyes seen as the windows on the soul but also as projectors of light or darkness.
Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh — In search of the apostle’s mysterious affliction by John Drummond, BAS article of June 12, 2024.
This in turn took me to the end of Galatians where we read: “See with what large letters I write with my own hand” (Galatians 6:11). I asked myself, what sort of person needs a large print edition? A person with weak or bad eyesight. We also have 2 Thessalonians 3:17 where Paul writes that the final greeting is in his own hand, and this is his customary action in all his letters.
